10/07/68 Board of Public Works Minutes

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October 7, 1968. A regular meeting of the Board of Safety was.held at 10:00 A.M. on October 7, 1968, with all members present. The minutes of the previous meeting were reviewed and approved. APPLICATION - POLICE DEPARTMENT The application for appointment to the Police Department of Melton Troy Sanders was filed and referred to the Personnel Director for further processing. REQUEST FOR DIV'FSION CHIEF GLENN TERRY TO ATTEND CONFERENCE IN SAN DIMAS CAL. Upon the recommendation of Chief of Police Thomas McNaughton and due con- sideration, the Board, upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, approved the request for Division Chief Glenn Terry to attend the conference on the prevention and -control of civil disorders, in San Dimas, California October 12 to October 18, 1968, All expenses to be paid by the Department of Justice. NEW ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE - POLICE DEPARTMENT Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board hereby confirms its action on October 1, 1968, in approving a new organizational structure within the Police Department as recommended by Chief of Police C-) Thomas McNaughton, as follows: V Investigative Division - J. Jerome Perkins - Division Chief Services Division - Loren M. Bussert - Division Chief Uniform Division - Glenn L. Terry - Division Chief REQUEST TO TRANSFER FUNDS - FIRE DEPARTMENT - $3000.00 Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board approved the request for transfer of funds by Acting Fire Chief Joseph Zurat in the amount of $3000.00 from Acdount Q-11 (personnel) to Q-262 (medical), and request is referred to the Legal Department.for the preparation of ordinance for the consideration of the Common Council. REQUEST TO ATTEND AFL-CIO CONVENTION - FIRE DEPARTMENT Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the request of Acting Fire Chief Zurat for Captain William T':.Schmcdt, Lieutenant Carl J. Swierzynski and Lieutenant Virgil Martz to attend the AFL-CIO convention in Indianapolis, Indiana on October 16 to 18, 1968. Said attendance to be at no cost to the City. REROUTING TRUCK TRAFFIC The following resolution rerouting truck traffic, upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, was adopted: "RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF WORKS & SAFETY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, I ND IANA WHEREAS, a need had arisen to provide increased capacity and reduce certain conflicts in traffic by installation of a one-way traffic system eastbound in the 100 block W. Madison St.; and WHEREAS, the U. S. #31 and U.S. #33 truck route can no longer be routed westward on the 100 block W. Madison Street since it is one way east; and WHEREAS, routing of truck traffic from Michigan Street (U.S. #31 and U.S. #33) to any intersecting street south of Madison Street would create unnecessary con- gestion and conflicts, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Works and Safety of the city of South Bend, Indiana that all U.S. #31 and U.S. #33 truck traffic southbound on Michigan Street (U.S. #31 and U.S. #33) in South Bend be